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stephen strasburg, and by the way, this is the actual can we're going to put it up on ebay that got stephen strasburg. after the game, here's the manager. >> can't put it into words any better than what you saw there. it was just very exciting with everything that was on him coming in here for the last several days, and several months really but for the last few days the way it's built and for him to respond that way was -- you know, it was just a great night for baseball in washington. >> i don't think he could do much better. i think he was probably happier with what he did. i'm sure he was upset about the one pitch, but he did great, with all the pressure on him and expectations, he came out and did a really good job. >> as far as the rest of the game, bottom of the 1st, ryan zimmerman with a solo home run. they led 1-0. then we'd go to the bottom of the 6th and it's big adam dunn to the right upper deck in right feel. nats regain the lead 3-2. back to back solo shot, hammers, beat them 5-2 in strasburg's debut, and man, was this guy composed. it was very impressive. one other piece of n
stephen strasburg, and by the way, this is the actual can we're going to put it up on ebay that got stephen strasburg. after the game, here's the manager. >> can't put it into words any better than what you saw there. it was just very exciting with everything that was on him coming in here for the last several days, and several months really but for the last few days the way it's built and for him to respond that way was -- you know, it was just a great night for baseball in washington....
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tomorrow stephen strasburg makes his fifth career start in atlanta. we'll have all the lie heights and the special -- all the highlights and the special right here before the nats and mets at nationals park. have a great night. see you tomorrow.
tomorrow stephen strasburg makes his fifth career start in atlanta. we'll have all the lie heights and the special -- all the highlights and the special right here before the nats and mets at nationals park. have a great night. see you tomorrow.
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corporal stephen bakert is accused of using excessive for in a different incident. he is under investigation. >>> president obama called the former agriculture employee. fox 5 tom fitzgerald joins us with what they talked about. >> reporter: brian, this conversation was brief, about seven minutes long but the usda and the press secretary, the president apologized to sherry sherrod. what is not known is if she will accept it and return to the department she was ousted from last week. the phone call from the president to sherry sherrod took place after 12:30 thursday afternoon. the white house said it attempted to make the call twice wednesday night but was unable to reach her. >> he expressed his apologizes for the events of the last several days. >> reporter: while the president did not directly ask sherrod to return to the usda, he did ask her to use the recent episode to foster racial progress. >> she has a unique set of experiences and unique opportunity to continue using those experiences to help people. that's what he said to her. >> reporter: shirley was asked
corporal stephen bakert is accused of using excessive for in a different incident. he is under investigation. >>> president obama called the former agriculture employee. fox 5 tom fitzgerald joins us with what they talked about. >> reporter: brian, this conversation was brief, about seven minutes long but the usda and the press secretary, the president apologized to sherry sherrod. what is not known is if she will accept it and return to the department she was ousted from last...
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stephen strasburg is must see. much better in person than on tv. the final inning of the night against pirates and he was sensational. garrett jones sit down. next batter, no chance. and with the 40,000 plus fans going nuts at nats park, strasburg ended the night in style, mowing down andy laroche to end the frame. stephen strasburg, what a way to start your professional major league career >> i think anything is possible. i didn't have any expectations going into the game. i didn't know what i was going to be. i wanted to soak it in and enjoy it. definitely icing on the cake to go out there and pitch well and get a win >> now, when you win your first major league game there is protocol you have to follow even if you are the great stephen strasburg. this was his postgame interview live on masn. >> i wanted to soak everything in. this happens once. i have been waiting for this my entire life. [cheers]. >> the pie courtesy of john landon. the towel courtesy of scott olson. now he gets a silver wig. >> that's cold and it stings. welcome to the bigs, m
stephen strasburg is must see. much better in person than on tv. the final inning of the night against pirates and he was sensational. garrett jones sit down. next batter, no chance. and with the 40,000 plus fans going nuts at nats park, strasburg ended the night in style, mowing down andy laroche to end the frame. stephen strasburg, what a way to start your professional major league career >> i think anything is possible. i didn't have any expectations going into the game. i didn't know...
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. >>> it hasn't taken long for stephen strasburg to hit the big time. already hitting late night on tv. we have the highlights for you coming up next. >>> it's a late night for stephen strasburg and the world cup kicks off today. lindsay murphy has those stories and much more. >> the world cup kicked off this morning and two games are already in the books but the biggest game, the u.s. and england won't go down till 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. meanwhile today in johannesburg, 84,000 people watched the host team south africa take on mexico in group a action. and it looked good for the home team. they would take a 1-0 lead late into this game. but then mexico rallies to earn a 1-1 tie and that's when rafael mar cez scored in the 79th minute. france and uruguay played to a scoreless draw. late last night in mls action, chris had a game lenever forget registering his first career hat trick as d.c. united won in seattle 3-2. he scored twice in the first half. once more in the 2nd as the black and red picked up their first win on the road this season. >>> the na
. >>> it hasn't taken long for stephen strasburg to hit the big time. already hitting late night on tv. we have the highlights for you coming up next. >>> it's a late night for stephen strasburg and the world cup kicks off today. lindsay murphy has those stories and much more. >> the world cup kicked off this morning and two games are already in the books but the biggest game, the u.s. and england won't go down till 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. meanwhile today in...
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stephen strasburg made his seventh start for the nationals tonight. the nationals turned up the heat as the first half of the season winds down. it's been the case that things don't start off so well for strasburg. first batter of the game was andre torres. he goes way out of there. it was 1-0 giants after only one batter but like he normally does, he settled down. he became the pitcher we've grown accustomed to. the nationals offense gave him plenty of run support, something that's been missing in his last few games. adam dunn has been on fire. he shows off his hot bat in the 4th inning, a moon shot. the nationals led 2-1. in the 7th another blast, this one in opposite field. a two-run shot. he now has 22 homers. the nationals win 8-1 but stephen, your thoughts after giving up the first at-bat home run? >> it was a part not really committed to my pitches. after that i was like, you know what? bottom line if they're going to beat me, they're going to beat me on me calling my own game. and, you know, i was just putting it all on my shoulders. i have to
stephen strasburg made his seventh start for the nationals tonight. the nationals turned up the heat as the first half of the season winds down. it's been the case that things don't start off so well for strasburg. first batter of the game was andre torres. he goes way out of there. it was 1-0 giants after only one batter but like he normally does, he settled down. he became the pitcher we've grown accustomed to. the nationals offense gave him plenty of run support, something that's been...
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. >>> stephen strasburg, i am, shawn, especially next to you. his late it steart at aaa. struck out 7 and walked one. early june the projected start off date for him to join the big leagues. the parent club keeps sailing
. >>> stephen strasburg, i am, shawn, especially next to you. his late it steart at aaa. struck out 7 and walked one. early june the projected start off date for him to join the big leagues. the parent club keeps sailing
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martinez witherspoon was sentenced to 32 years in prison for the stabbing death of stephen williams. in 2008 he thought williams had stolen his atv. turned out williams never did steal the atv. >>> city leaders and educators in d.c. thought they had hashed out a new teacher contract. tonight the city's money man says there is no deal. the chief financial officer claims there isn't enough money. how did that happen? that's what city council members wanted to know. matt ackland is here with this one. >> reporter: city council members are not happy over this one. one council member called this embarrassing for the district and told those who were negotiating the deal to get it straight. it was a joyous day, a celebration that a teacher's contract had finally been worked out. this new deal would give teachers a raise after years of going without, retro pay and performance incentives. >> protected fund availability. >> reporter: in front of the council today, chief financial officer says he could now not sign off on a deal because there is a $28 million shortfall for 2010. >> is that your
martinez witherspoon was sentenced to 32 years in prison for the stabbing death of stephen williams. in 2008 he thought williams had stolen his atv. turned out williams never did steal the atv. >>> city leaders and educators in d.c. thought they had hashed out a new teacher contract. tonight the city's money man says there is no deal. the chief financial officer claims there isn't enough money. how did that happen? that's what city council members wanted to know. matt ackland is here...
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the stephen strasburg era is off to a great start. he pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut. for the most part, he mowed down the pirate hitters with a team record 14 strikeouts. his only big mistake was giving up a two-run home run. nats win 5-2. after the game, strasburg got a welcome to the big leagues. >> i just wanted to go out here and soak everything in. this only happens once. i've been waiting for this time for my entire life. >> don't know if he's been waiting for that one but the pie in the face came compliments of nats pitcher john lanham. we'll hear reaction from nats manager jim wrigelman and also talk with some fans. >>> elects were held in 1 states yesterday. in virginia's eighth district, patrick murray beat matthew barry in the race for the congressional seat. murray will face jim moran in november. >>> in the 11th district, keith fimian has won the republican primary. he will battle jerry connelly in the fall. we'll go over some of the key results in other states coming up in a few minutes. >>> a fre
the stephen strasburg era is off to a great start. he pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut. for the most part, he mowed down the pirate hitters with a team record 14 strikeouts. his only big mistake was giving up a two-run home run. nats win 5-2. after the game, strasburg got a welcome to the big leagues. >> i just wanted to go out here and soak everything in. this only happens once. i've been waiting for this time for my entire life. >> don't know if he's been...
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series taking to of four games from the hottest hitting team in the national league the they can thank stephen strasburg and leon hernandez for taming the offense. hernandez takes things into his own hands by providing his own run support. a bases loaded single scores harris. in the next inning adam dunn with a two-run bomb to left field against his former team. that was dunn's only hit in the entire series but ills' also his 23rd home of the year. it's 5-0 nationals but the story of the day hernandez, bottom three. he strikes out carlos fisher. in the 9th, he was looking for a complete game and wee get it. -- he would get it. levon gets the win. the bullpen gets some rest and we get a happy skipper. >> he's such a pro. changes speeds, gets guys off balance a little bit, reaches for some pitches, that type of stuff but couldn't have come at a better time. the last two nights we really used a lot of arms down there, a lot of multiple inning, had guys up a lot. they all pitched a lot. so to not have to use those guys today and go into milwaukee fresh is a big help. >> twins and o's at the yard.
series taking to of four games from the hottest hitting team in the national league the they can thank stephen strasburg and leon hernandez for taming the offense. hernandez takes things into his own hands by providing his own run support. a bases loaded single scores harris. in the next inning adam dunn with a two-run bomb to left field against his former team. that was dunn's only hit in the entire series but ills' also his 23rd home of the year. it's 5-0 nationals but the story of the day...
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>> yeah, bring it in. >> stephen strasburg going to make a start on tuesday for the nationals. good idea, bad idea. should they shut him down and protect the franchise? >> let the man play. it is a good situation. let him do his thing. >> you are not worried about injuries. >> i'm he going to disagree. i'm going to say. >> welcome to the show. wisdom disagrees with everything. >> shut him down. >> what if devon has a little hammy. you going to shut him down. >> you got this one guy, this dude, the ticket, the big draw. >> the one thing i say is they say he needs to get to 160 innings pitched so next year, we are not in the same situation of trying to hold him back. he is young. they got to build up his arm strength. i'm kind of with devon. let him play if he is okay. bret favre, is he retiring or is he coming back or do you even care? >> i don't really care. i think he is coming back. wants to play the mind game, taking a little time off. get through training camp without being there and come back. >> i like bret favre. he is from the great state that i'm from. >> here we go. t
>> yeah, bring it in. >> stephen strasburg going to make a start on tuesday for the nationals. good idea, bad idea. should they shut him down and protect the franchise? >> let the man play. it is a good situation. let him do his thing. >> you are not worried about injuries. >> i'm he going to disagree. i'm going to say. >> welcome to the show. wisdom disagrees with everything. >> shut him down. >> what if devon has a little hammy. you going to...
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the rams' first drive they hand off to stephen jackson. who cuts it back and runs 35 yards. and he outruns landry. actually 32 yards for the score. jackson led the game with a groin injury in the second quarter. rams up 13-0 early. donovan mcnabb completes to moss. but no, sir gets stripped and cough it is up. butler races up to the redskins three. 14-0 just 6:12 into the nothing the redskins trailed. in the second quarter redskins trail 14-3. donovan mcnabb finds moss 29 yards for the touchdown. redskins cuts the deficit to 14- 10. late first half,
the rams' first drive they hand off to stephen jackson. who cuts it back and runs 35 yards. and he outruns landry. actually 32 yards for the score. jackson led the game with a groin injury in the second quarter. rams up 13-0 early. donovan mcnabb completes to moss. but no, sir gets stripped and cough it is up. butler races up to the redskins three. 14-0 just 6:12 into the nothing the redskins trailed. in the second quarter redskins trail 14-3. donovan mcnabb finds moss 29 yards for the...
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stephen strasberg continues to look pretty, pretty good. struck out nine in six and a third scoreless innings. he is the top pick in 2009. walked two against rochester while improving to 3-0 for the chiefs. he's not allowed a run in 18 and a third innings at the aaa level. he'll be here soon. >>> the redskins otas continued today amidst a little controversy. questions about a canadian doctor who deals in human growth hormone and is linked to the redskins. an assistant of dr. anthony galia said a professional football player from washington called to request a session with the doctor last september. most of the players went about their business today without any knowledge of the allegations. this is the third of 13 organized team activity sessions. coach mike shanahan was less than eager to discuss the matter and said he did not address it with his team. defensive end and power lefter philip daniels was okay to talk about it. >> there's no excuse. every guy knows that you can't use that. every guy knows that. you know if you're using it, tha
stephen strasberg continues to look pretty, pretty good. struck out nine in six and a third scoreless innings. he is the top pick in 2009. walked two against rochester while improving to 3-0 for the chiefs. he's not allowed a run in 18 and a third innings at the aaa level. he'll be here soon. >>> the redskins otas continued today amidst a little controversy. questions about a canadian doctor who deals in human growth hormone and is linked to the redskins. an assistant of dr. anthony...
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stephen strasburg will make his major league debut one week from today again the pittsburgh pirates. >>> the black hawks hosting the flyers. the black hawks edged the flyers 2-1. >>> the ncaa men's la crosse final, fisk seed duke and note regame, tied 5-5. duke wins the face-off. a sudden death game-winning goal. duke defeats notre dame 6-5. >>> wedding season is here and everybody wants to look their best on the dance floor. if you don't have a lot of money to spend on a new dress, you don't have to worry. there is a new web site where you can get the latest fashions identify fraction of the cost. we have a report. >> reporter: girls will be girls especially when it comes to shopping. >> it is fun trying on a lot of gown gowns and theiring" it down to two or three and trying them on again. >> reporter: it's a did you have job but somebody has to do it. heidi has a charity event coming up and she is looking for the perfect outfit. the gala is black tie so something formal is a must. >> just something simple and elegant and a little bit sexy. >> this is our prize number, around $1,200
stephen strasburg will make his major league debut one week from today again the pittsburgh pirates. >>> the black hawks hosting the flyers. the black hawks edged the flyers 2-1. >>> the ncaa men's la crosse final, fisk seed duke and note regame, tied 5-5. duke wins the face-off. a sudden death game-winning goal. duke defeats notre dame 6-5. >>> wedding season is here and everybody wants to look their best on the dance floor. if you don't have a lot of money to spend...
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backup stephen mcgee gets to start as qg against miami 2nd quarter play action. mcgee with the long ball and he hooks up with sam huard for the 43-yard touchdown. dallas wins 27-25, but it's preseason. that doesn't mean jack. raiders visiting the rams in the preseason. sam bradford hooking up with tight end billy bajema for the score, bradford 6-6, 58 yards. 2nd quarter ravens down 14-0. there's an interception but allebee a showoff. then he hesitates at the goal line. that's going to get you some issues with john harbaugh who lets him know. son, let me explain a couple things to you. you want to wear the purple? you don't showcase like that. anyway ravens lose 27-21. >>> nyjer morgan on a heck of a run, last week suspended seven days for hitting a fan with a ball in philly. he's appealing that. saturday he was dropped to eighth in the lineup and ran into cardinals catcher brian anderson own though there was not a throw home. he missed home plate, was called out for contact and separated anderson's shoulder. tuesday night more drama, morgan would bail over anothe
backup stephen mcgee gets to start as qg against miami 2nd quarter play action. mcgee with the long ball and he hooks up with sam huard for the 43-yard touchdown. dallas wins 27-25, but it's preseason. that doesn't mean jack. raiders visiting the rams in the preseason. sam bradford hooking up with tight end billy bajema for the score, bradford 6-6, 58 yards. 2nd quarter ravens down 14-0. there's an interception but allebee a showoff. then he hesitates at the goal line. that's going to get you...
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stephen strasburg ridiculous in his debut yesterday. bottom 1, one on for adam dunn and goodbye, adam. long gone. second home run in as many games. number 12k on the year. -- 12 on the year and it's 2-0 nats. john lanhan got some defensive help chasing down the foul ball. game tied in the 7th, all knotted at 5. ryan zimmerman gets an rbi by drilling this base hit off the leg. guzman will score and the nats win again. this one 7-5. meanwhile stephen strasburg is set to make his second start in cleveland sunday against the indians. the indians rank last in overall attendance. this will help. the club sold 4,000 tickets since last week when it appeared strasburg would face cleveland in his second game. the indians have sold another 1,000 in the past 24 hours. strasburg's stop in cleveland is expected to draw the indian's second largest crowd of the season. >>> orioles hosting the yanks and flashing some leather. a diving snag. but the yanks brought their gloves, too. adam jones thinks he has a double. kevin russo has other ideas. the defen
stephen strasburg ridiculous in his debut yesterday. bottom 1, one on for adam dunn and goodbye, adam. long gone. second home run in as many games. number 12k on the year. -- 12 on the year and it's 2-0 nats. john lanhan got some defensive help chasing down the foul ball. game tied in the 7th, all knotted at 5. ryan zimmerman gets an rbi by drilling this base hit off the leg. guzman will score and the nats win again. this one 7-5. meanwhile stephen strasburg is set to make his second start in...
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we're still a tentative go for stephen strasberg making his debut. the team plans to make an official announcement five or six days before the start. top of the 1st, adam dunn bringing his own rain. his tenth of the year. nats jump out on top. 1-0. then josh willingham leading off to 2nd. bringing more firepower, ninth of the year. nats take a 4-2 lead to the 7th inning. in the bottom of the frame, giants already have one in. here come two more. base hit by freddi sanchez off tyler walker. the lead is gone. giants come back to win the game by a final of 5-4. >>> o's hosting the as. a wild play in the 3rd. two on. nobody out. ryan sweeney is the slow roller to 2nd. the birds nab him at 1st. nice play. a nifty double play. birds 5-2 in the 8th. but a bases clearing double. as tally five times in all. they rally to beat the birds 7- 5. >>> the redskins are going to look different this year. not just with personnel. the defense is changing from a base four three to a three-four front and that's fine with newly acquired defensive end holiday. the 13-year
we're still a tentative go for stephen strasberg making his debut. the team plans to make an official announcement five or six days before the start. top of the 1st, adam dunn bringing his own rain. his tenth of the year. nats jump out on top. 1-0. then josh willingham leading off to 2nd. bringing more firepower, ninth of the year. nats take a 4-2 lead to the 7th inning. in the bottom of the frame, giants already have one in. here come two more. base hit by freddi sanchez off tyler walker. the...
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should stephen strasburg be devoted to the major league all- star team? what do you think. go to www.myfoxdc.com and vote on our web poll. do you think he's earned it or do you think we need to see more first and tune in for a special fox 5 sports broadcast this saturday. stephen strasburg, a national celebration and that airs here on fox 5 at 330 tomb p.m. >>> a popular laptop being recalled. we're breaking down what is wrong with the equipment next. >>> and it's expected to shatter the records of the box office. twilight's latest installment eclipse hits theatres at midnight and what some are doing to score tickets in 30 minutes. we'll be right back. s. >> a consumer alert on a recall 230,000 laptop computers. sony is recalling the vio laptops because users could get burned and the company received there will complaints. go to www.myfoxdc.com and look under web links to see if your computer is affected. >>> life's getting tougher for students in george washington university. they're getting rid of housekeeping services and gw is making the decision to keep hou
should stephen strasburg be devoted to the major league all- star team? what do you think. go to www.myfoxdc.com and vote on our web poll. do you think he's earned it or do you think we need to see more first and tune in for a special fox 5 sports broadcast this saturday. stephen strasburg, a national celebration and that airs here on fox 5 at 330 tomb p.m. >>> a popular laptop being recalled. we're breaking down what is wrong with the equipment next. >>> and it's expected to...
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solicitor general elena kagan to replace john paul stephens on the supreme court. her resume boasts some important accomplishments but she has never been a judge before. tom fitzgerald has more on the questions about kagan. >> reporter: at the white house monday, president obama makes his second pick for the supreme court. >> our solicitor general and my friend, elena kagan. >> reporter: right now, kagan is the government's lead lawyer for arguing cases before the supreme court. if confirmed by the septa, she will replace retiring liberal justice john paul stephens who has been on that court for 5 years. >> elena is widely regarded as one of the nation's foremost legal minds, an acclaimed legal scholar with a rich understanding of constitutional law. >> reporter: elena kagan is 50 years old and would be the third woman on the current supreme court. while he resume lists prestigious jobs like being dean of the harvard law school, there is one job she never had. >> law matters because it keeps us safe because it protect our most fundmental rights and freedoms and bec
solicitor general elena kagan to replace john paul stephens on the supreme court. her resume boasts some important accomplishments but she has never been a judge before. tom fitzgerald has more on the questions about kagan. >> reporter: at the white house monday, president obama makes his second pick for the supreme court. >> our solicitor general and my friend, elena kagan. >> reporter: right now, kagan is the government's lead lawyer for arguing cases before the supreme...
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show time, stephen strasburg did not disappoint. he delivered big time. >> his major league debut is one for the history books. you could feel the excitement even before he hit the mound and then when he did, he was spectacular springliking out 14 batters, going seven innings for a nationals team record were that is also the most strikeouts in a big league debut since jr richards struck out 15 batters for houston in 1971. strasburg yet you had the veterans for his first big league victory. >> there was a little bit of nerves. when you have veterans in the clubhouse, they really calm you down. throwing to a future hall of famer like that, gout to trust yourself. things got a lot better as the game went on and start the clicking. >> i really can't put it into words any better than what you saw there. it was just very exciting with everything that was on him coming in here for the last several days and several months real by but for the last few days the way it's built and for him to respond that way was just a great night for baseball
show time, stephen strasburg did not disappoint. he delivered big time. >> his major league debut is one for the history books. you could feel the excitement even before he hit the mound and then when he did, he was spectacular springliking out 14 batters, going seven innings for a nationals team record were that is also the most strikeouts in a big league debut since jr richards struck out 15 batters for houston in 1971. strasburg yet you had the veterans for his first big league...
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we'll broadcast from nats park as stephen strasburg gets ready to mow down the mets. it's all right here on fox 5 at 3:30. >>> birds hosting the a's tonight. second inning, cory patterson, heading for the wall or over it or neither. great catch by cocoa crisp. pays a stiff price on a stiff wall. the o's do hold on for the win 9-6. >>> giants and dodgers by the bay. manually, wake up. here's an interesting story. giants have a ball boy that's not -- he's not young. so to pick up a foul ball -- oh, okay. gary likes this. he was okay. no broken hip. in fact, that was in the first -- in the 9th he gets another ball. here comes old man river. yeah, he needs a time-out because this is going to take a while. but he does get out there. go get it. he got it. afterwards he took a nap. what a guy. i'd like to do that. >>> for the first time in eight years roger federer will not be walking on the center court for the wimbledon final. think about that. roger federer in the near court and in trouble. to the 12th seed from the czech republic. federer had reached the finals every yea
we'll broadcast from nats park as stephen strasburg gets ready to mow down the mets. it's all right here on fox 5 at 3:30. >>> birds hosting the a's tonight. second inning, cory patterson, heading for the wall or over it or neither. great catch by cocoa crisp. pays a stiff price on a stiff wall. the o's do hold on for the win 9-6. >>> giants and dodgers by the bay. manually, wake up. here's an interesting story. giants have a ball boy that's not -- he's not young. so to pick...
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. >>> stephen strasberg made what is expected to be his fourth and final start for aa harrisburg. he went four and two third innings, struck out four and suffered the loss. is he expected to be promoted to aaa syracuse sometime this week. bottom of the 10th, game tied 2- 2. a runner on second. drives the pitch to deep left center field over everyone that allows markakis to score. orioles edge the red sox. it's their first winning streak of the season. >> the red scirns will hold their -- redskins will hold their second mini camp beginning friday. it is considered voluntary but shanahan continues to stress full participation. meanwhile former redskin qb jason campbell wearing number 8 is participating in the raiders mini camp this weekend. the five-year vet was traded to oakland eight days ago. is he one of five qws in the raiders -- qbs in the raiders' roster. jason was asked if it is his job to lose. >> i'm just here to work, to get better every day. i let the coach make that decision. and mr. al davis. my job is to come out here every day and conl peat and keep working on things
. >>> stephen strasberg made what is expected to be his fourth and final start for aa harrisburg. he went four and two third innings, struck out four and suffered the loss. is he expected to be promoted to aaa syracuse sometime this week. bottom of the 10th, game tied 2- 2. a runner on second. drives the pitch to deep left center field over everyone that allows markakis to score. orioles edge the red sox. it's their first winning streak of the season. >> the red scirns will hold...
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gentleman and the number one little known fact about stephen strasburg. >> if i would have known i'd be on letterman, i wouldn't have pitched so well. >> that is great p we'll hear more from that coming up. we'll have your weather and traffic and all your top stories as fox 5 morning news at 5:00 begins now. >>> a live look right now from forestville, maryland where authorities are investigating a trooper who was shot. we'll have more on this coming up in a live report. good morning. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm tony perkins in for steve chenevey this morning. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is 5:00 straight up. >> tucker is in right now with our first check of the weather. >> good morning. nice start to the day. i have very comfortable temperatures out there. if you liked yesterday, you will love today. we'll have highs back into the middle 80s. it will be a few degrees cooler today but should be just all in all a fantastic looking afternoon. there is your morning satellite- radar. going to open it up for you. just a few clouds streaming through during the course of the day. we will
gentleman and the number one little known fact about stephen strasburg. >> if i would have known i'd be on letterman, i wouldn't have pitched so well. >> that is great p we'll hear more from that coming up. we'll have your weather and traffic and all your top stories as fox 5 morning news at 5:00 begins now. >>> a live look right now from forestville, maryland where authorities are investigating a trooper who was shot. we'll have more on this coming up in a live report....
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stephen strasburg makes his third start tomorrow night against the white sox. tickets are still available. we will also be live. >>> the u.s. open at pebble beach phil mickleson one of the favorites on number four. he fails to get out of the bunker. lefty did not birdie a hole. tiger wood wos won here just ten years ago -- who won here just ten years ago failed to make a birdie. tying we are a 3 over 74. brandon deyoung is at even par when he hits this approach to the par 5 14th. in for an egg. is he two -- an eagle. he is two owrd par tied for the -- under par tied for the league. argentina taking on south korea, 80th minute, argentina leads 3-1. the pass. arch teen that oversouth korea 4-1. two other scores. mexico shuts out frank. greece edges my nigeria. that's a look at sports. the edge returns after this. t >>> how could heavily favored spain lose their first world cup game. some blame a pretty reporter on the sidelines. spain's goalie, the guy in blue made a mistake that allowed switze
stephen strasburg makes his third start tomorrow night against the white sox. tickets are still available. we will also be live. >>> the u.s. open at pebble beach phil mickleson one of the favorites on number four. he fails to get out of the bunker. lefty did not birdie a hole. tiger wood wos won here just ten years ago -- who won here just ten years ago failed to make a birdie. tying we are a 3 over 74. brandon deyoung is at even par when he hits this approach to the par 5 14th. in...
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stephen strasburg makes his major league debut in front of a sold out crowd. sports director dave feldman has more as anticipation builds. >> reporter: this is unprecedented. over 200 media credentials have been issued for a regular season game for a tuesday. it's the day every nats has has been waiting for since strasburg was drafted almost a year ago to the day. beth parker spoke with a few fans who will be watching when strasburg makes the mound tomorrow night. >> reporter: t j brockway has a dream. >> quick. >> reporter: t j is 17, a catcher at good council and would like to play major league baseball some day. >> i work my butt off during practice. i give 110% and i'm always running around, doing whatever i have to do to get better and trying to help my teammates out along the way as well. >> reporter: he believes hard work made stephen strasburg the most talked about rookie in baseball. tuesday night is the test. >> i expects him to do a very good job and get the w. >> reporter: while t j will be glued to the tv, coach jason la rock will be heading to th
stephen strasburg makes his major league debut in front of a sold out crowd. sports director dave feldman has more as anticipation builds. >> reporter: this is unprecedented. over 200 media credentials have been issued for a regular season game for a tuesday. it's the day every nats has has been waiting for since strasburg was drafted almost a year ago to the day. beth parker spoke with a few fans who will be watching when strasburg makes the mound tomorrow night. >> reporter: t j...
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last year, the nats signed stephen strasburg with just a minute before the deadline. >>> every skins fan knows his name, santana moss. but how much do you know about the man behind the number? fox 5's lindsay murphy is getting to know number 89. >> this is getting to know santana moss, wide receiver for the washington redskins. nickname? >> tana man. moss man, you name it. if you call me san, you got to be real close to me. >> growing up, what was family life like for you. >> two younger brothers. my household, my two younger brothers. i was the oldest. even to the older ones, i was the guy that, if my mama or my dad didn't do it, i did it. i really took pride in teaching my brothers what i knew. >> what is your most memorable moment with the redskins. >> my first year here. going against those cowboys. i think it was a lot about that year, just me getting that relief off my back. that week was a memorable one but we get the week. we put up numbers i always dreamed of. >> something you can't live without. >> right now, it is my ipod and my cell phone. >> what is on the ipod? >> every
last year, the nats signed stephen strasburg with just a minute before the deadline. >>> every skins fan knows his name, santana moss. but how much do you know about the man behind the number? fox 5's lindsay murphy is getting to know number 89. >> this is getting to know santana moss, wide receiver for the washington redskins. nickname? >> tana man. moss man, you name it. if you call me san, you got to be real close to me. >> growing up, what was family life like for...
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they expect to get a another big boost in june when stephen strasberg reportedly will join the team. his promotion to aaa could come very soon and according to a source within the nats organization, it could come after his start tomorrow in harrisburg. he hasn't given up an earned run since his first pro start. yesterday capitals g.m. george mcphee put to rest any speculation about bruce boudreau's job security saying, quote, bruce is a really good coach and he's going to be a really long time." he can't say that about his players. each year roster moves are inevitable. this group could expect to see five or six changes. the team has several big name free agents this year, including eight unrestricted free agents namely jose theodore. >> i think the core group here which is as good as any core group in the nhl is still getting older and learning and maturing. now they've gone from the young kids to now they've got to be the older guys bringing up the younger guys. and i think -- we're talking about that in meetings and i think they -- the guys we've talked to so far want that respons
they expect to get a another big boost in june when stephen strasberg reportedly will join the team. his promotion to aaa could come very soon and according to a source within the nats organization, it could come after his start tomorrow in harrisburg. he hasn't given up an earned run since his first pro start. yesterday capitals g.m. george mcphee put to rest any speculation about bruce boudreau's job security saying, quote, bruce is a really good coach and he's going to be a really long...
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they'll get to see the nasty stuff of stephen strasburg in the rookie's second start. remember austin kearns? he wreaked havoc tonight. that one is gone a three-run shot. kearns hitting over .300 and his power numbers are back. another homer from kearns in the 4th, his second of the night, 7th of the year already. kearns hit under .200 with the nationals last year. now in the 7th, it's kearns again bidding for a third home run. this one he drives to the opposite field. nigel and roger collide but morgan makes the leaping catch as they both crash into the wall but the nationals cannot avoid the loss. their three-game winning streak is over. they lose big time 7-2. >>> the mets in baltimore tonight, jason fay with a shot to center. look at adam jones. he's on t. makes the big back handed save. this ball somehow stays in the webbing of his glove. a great grab by jones. the mets leading 1-0 in the 4r- g9. see you -- 4th. see you later. a three-run shot that helps the mets bury the birds 5-1. >>> finally too, anest -- finally today, an estimated two million chicago blackhaw
they'll get to see the nasty stuff of stephen strasburg in the rookie's second start. remember austin kearns? he wreaked havoc tonight. that one is gone a three-run shot. kearns hitting over .300 and his power numbers are back. another homer from kearns in the 4th, his second of the night, 7th of the year already. kearns hit under .200 with the nationals last year. now in the 7th, it's kearns again bidding for a third home run. this one he drives to the opposite field. nigel and roger collide...
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. >> a huge crowd of people turned out to see jon stewart and stephen colbert. they had signs but little idea what would happen. turns out it featured john legend, cat stevens and a host of other performers. what exactly was the point? organizers say to polk fun at the nation's diversity and tempered politics. >> there are terrorists and racists and stall inists but those are titles that must be earned. you must have the resume. not being able to distinguish between real racist and tea party or real biggists and juan williams or rick sanchez is an uncult not only to those people but the racists themselves that put in the exhausting effort it takes to hate. >> so, if at the wart and colbert were about ration ality, why were their fans passionate about showing up? john henrehan is on the mall to answer that tough question. john? >> reporter: this was a very odd gathering. organized by a comedy cable network. it was surreal. it was whimsical. and i got to tell you, it was really, really big. they came by the thousands and thousands. to give you an idea how big the
. >> a huge crowd of people turned out to see jon stewart and stephen colbert. they had signs but little idea what would happen. turns out it featured john legend, cat stevens and a host of other performers. what exactly was the point? organizers say to polk fun at the nation's diversity and tempered politics. >> there are terrorists and racists and stall inists but those are titles that must be earned. you must have the resume. not being able to distinguish between real racist and...
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the crowd turned out to see the comedy central hosts jon stewart and stephen colbert. signs but very little idea what would happen in an event whose plan was really top secret. it turns out it featured john legend, cat stephens and 0zzie osborne and a host of other performers. i think tony bennett was there, too. and costumes with the american flag as the big scene. what was the point besides getting all of these people together? the organizers says it is to point fun at the diversity and the ill tempered politics. >> there are terrorists and racists and stall innists and theacrats but those are titles that must be earned. you must have the resume. not being able to distinguish between real racists and tea partyers or real bigots and juan williams or rick sanchez is an insult, not only to those people but to the racists themselves who have put in the exhausting effort it takes to hate clam! >> always the big question, how many people did the event draw? well, no official agency in washington offers crowd estimates anymore because there is always so much bickering about
the crowd turned out to see the comedy central hosts jon stewart and stephen colbert. signs but very little idea what would happen in an event whose plan was really top secret. it turns out it featured john legend, cat stephens and 0zzie osborne and a host of other performers. i think tony bennett was there, too. and costumes with the american flag as the big scene. what was the point besides getting all of these people together? the organizers says it is to point fun at the diversity and the...
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more good news, stephen strasburg one step closer. he is up to aaa syracuse. he has been promoted by the nats. he went 3-1 with a 1.64 era in five starts. he struck out 27 and walked only six in 22 innings. so gm mike rizzo, your thoughts on the promotion. >> he is in aaa now. he will work on a few of the things that we asked him to work on down in a a. he will get a taste of more veteran presence and we'll see where that take him. >>> the orioles in new york taking on the yankees, third inning, no score. this is a sacrifice here. that one will get away. one run will score. everybody safe. os were up 1-0 but they wouldn't score again and the yankees took over with great defense. watch the catcher. watch out, francisco. he is in the correct dugout. the yankees beat the birds. >>> the caps' season is now a distant memory. the playoffs went on with pittsburgh against montreal. who do we root for? i do not know the answer to that rhetorical question. this one was physical. watch the kid get taken down. you do that to the great one. well, you have to fight. how abo
more good news, stephen strasburg one step closer. he is up to aaa syracuse. he has been promoted by the nats. he went 3-1 with a 1.64 era in five starts. he struck out 27 and walked only six in 22 innings. so gm mike rizzo, your thoughts on the promotion. >> he is in aaa now. he will work on a few of the things that we asked him to work on down in a a. he will get a taste of more veteran presence and we'll see where that take him. >>> the orioles in new york taking on the...
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nats pitching prospect stephen strasburg is expected to promoted to aaa syracuse sometime this week. that would be his -- he made his for fourth and final start for aa harrisonburg yesterday. it was his worst outing. he struck out four and suffered a loss. the baltimore orioles have won three in a row for the first time this season. they beat the red sox. ty ty wigging ton got shaving cream pie in the face for his efforts. >>> the redskins will hold their second minuteee camp under new head coach shanahan. -- mini camp under new head coach shanahan. jason campbell is now one of five quarterbacks on the raiders roster. he was asked if it is his job to lose. >> i'm just here to work, here to get better every day. i'll let the coach make that decision. my job is to come out here every day and compete and keep working on things to try to improve the offense. >> meantime, the annual jason campbell celebrity golf tournament benefiting the leukemia and lymphoma society was held at river creek if leesburg without jason. dave feldman caught up with some of the plawer to get their take on the
nats pitching prospect stephen strasburg is expected to promoted to aaa syracuse sometime this week. that would be his -- he made his for fourth and final start for aa harrisonburg yesterday. it was his worst outing. he struck out four and suffered a loss. the baltimore orioles have won three in a row for the first time this season. they beat the red sox. ty ty wigging ton got shaving cream pie in the face for his efforts. >>> the redskins will hold their second minuteee camp under new...
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in baseball news, stephen strasburg has been named the national league player of the week. rookie won his first two major league starts going 12 1/3 innings around striking out 22 batters. he will make these next start friday against the white sox. >>> now to the ice, game six of the ahl finals. the hershey bears hosting the texas stars. her they shy on the power play. they shut out texas 4-0 to win -- hershey on the power play. they shut out texas 4-0 to win the calder cup. >>> the wizards are expected to select john wall with the first overall pick. six more players worked out for the wizards yesterday. the biggest name, notre dame forward luke heringotti. last year, he averaged 22 points and nine rebounds a game. >> there is so much taal open the this team. at i bright future. it would be a great city to play in. i love d.c. i think it would be a blast to play with a group of guys like that. >> bald can be beautiful but for people who are hair challenged and want their hair back, it is a new alternative. it involves getting inked. we have a report. >> reporter: when your
in baseball news, stephen strasburg has been named the national league player of the week. rookie won his first two major league starts going 12 1/3 innings around striking out 22 batters. he will make these next start friday against the white sox. >>> now to the ice, game six of the ahl finals. the hershey bears hosting the texas stars. her they shy on the power play. they shut out texas 4-0 to win -- hershey on the power play. they shut out texas 4-0 to win the calder cup....
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stephen strasburg makes his olajuwonor league debut tomorrow. >>> it looks like another future phenom is headed our way. we'll have sports coming up next. you are watching fox 5 morning news. i own a small law firm and i'm a much better lawyer than i am an accountant. so, when i wasn't getting paid as quickly as i would like, i did what came naturally. i threatened to sue. turns out, that's not the best way to keep clients. so i went looking for answers online at openforum.com it's a place where i can talk with other small business owners like thomas and connie and learn about tools like acceptpay. it's a new way to bill online that can help me get paid much faster, without the need for any legal intimidation, which gives me a warm fuzzy feeling... sort of like these super comfortable socks made from the soft, supple wool of alpacas. looking good. thank you. owners are asking questions. owners are getting answers. and american express open is building the tools they need. tools like acceptpay, which lets owners take their accounts receivable online. acceptpay. invoice digitally. get p
stephen strasburg makes his olajuwonor league debut tomorrow. >>> it looks like another future phenom is headed our way. we'll have sports coming up next. you are watching fox 5 morning news. i own a small law firm and i'm a much better lawyer than i am an accountant. so, when i wasn't getting paid as quickly as i would like, i did what came naturally. i threatened to sue. turns out, that's not the best way to keep clients. so i went looking for answers online at openforum.com it's a...
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. >>> stephen colbert has a meeting with lawmakers this morning. he is testifying before a house committee on immigration and let's get more now from fox 5's sherry ly. she is live on capitol hill. it will be an interesting one, sherry. >> reporter: it sure will. you know, a lot of people will be watching. stephen colbert may be a comedian but this hearing and his appearance on capitol hill is no joke. while you may not think he is the ideal person as an expert witness on illegal immigration, anyone who has watched his show knows that he recently joined up with the united farm workers to take the job of a migrant work ore a farm. colbert's nightly report featured the ufw's tax our jobs campaign which invites u.s. residents to replace illegal immigrants working on farms. the comedy central host spent a day working in the field being picking beans and sorting corn in a packing house. he will appear with the ufk to testify about his experience before a house judiciary committee. the hearing called protecting america's harvest will folkous food securit
. >>> stephen colbert has a meeting with lawmakers this morning. he is testifying before a house committee on immigration and let's get more now from fox 5's sherry ly. she is live on capitol hill. it will be an interesting one, sherry. >> reporter: it sure will. you know, a lot of people will be watching. stephen colbert may be a comedian but this hearing and his appearance on capitol hill is no joke. while you may not think he is the ideal person as an expert witness on illegal...
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one pitcher made the roster and why it is not stephen strasburg. >>> we now understand that three houses, three houses that are next door to one another have been impacted by a fire. these are -- this is video coming in to us right now. we are told firefighters are on the scene at the numbers, the addresses here, 8, 10 and 12 rhode island avenue northwest just up from north capital street. we understand right now no one was hurt in this but we will have more coming up in just a moment. >>> the nats' stephen strasburg has beendom newschannel ten in most of his appearances. he doesn't have enough starts to garner all-star recognition. >> he has just six games under his belt. the manager says he would like to see him settle into his role as an is a before making the all-star game. he is one of the best in the game with 53 strikeouts and only 10 walks through almost 37 innings. >> the nationals will be represented by close are mat capps. he is heading to the midson hummer classic for the first time in his year. he is off to the best start of his career, saving 22 games. tha
one pitcher made the roster and why it is not stephen strasburg. >>> we now understand that three houses, three houses that are next door to one another have been impacted by a fire. these are -- this is video coming in to us right now. we are told firefighters are on the scene at the numbers, the addresses here, 8, 10 and 12 rhode island avenue northwest just up from north capital street. we understand right now no one was hurt in this but we will have more...
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capitol hill today whee lawmaker are considering her nomination to replace retiring justice john paul stephens. republicans are critd sizing her look of judiciary experience but harry reid says she has fresh ideas and would be a quote, unquote, terrific addition to the high court. >>> authorities in thailand are taking drastic measures to try on get anti-government protesters offer the streets. a spokesman for thailand's army says they will begin limiting water, food and electricity and completely seal off the area of bangkok and the shopping district where protesters are stationed. they claim the prime minister came to power illegally and he is portly responsible for the death of 29 demonstrators. >>> your cell phone provider could be forced to text you when you are about to hit a limit in your service. it is part of a plan to crack down on all of those extra fees. they may be required to accepted i you a message when you are about to go over a limit. the same thing for roaming charges. verizon wireless says it lets customers look up their own usage. >> i would like to know. sometimes you are
capitol hill today whee lawmaker are considering her nomination to replace retiring justice john paul stephens. republicans are critd sizing her look of judiciary experience but harry reid says she has fresh ideas and would be a quote, unquote, terrific addition to the high court. >>> authorities in thailand are taking drastic measures to try on get anti-government protesters offer the streets. a spokesman for thailand's army says they will begin limiting water, food and electricity...
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. >>> and stephen strasbourg doing his thing at aaa. another stellar outing. six and a third scoreless innings for syracuse against rochester. listen to these numbers. walked only two, improved to 3- 0. he has not allowed a run in 18 one innings. he is good. >>> who knew we would be mentioning luck and the wizards in the same sentence. after getting the right for the top tick in next month's nba draft, maybe this franchise has sunny days ahead. maybe. and when the wizards take that first selection in next month's draft, many think they will take this guy, john wall. this kid is a solid, solid point guard. only played one area at kentucky but he is a big kid. he led the team with 60.6 points per game, 8.5 assists. the team want all the way to the elite eight. he is a big point guard. >> when you get that number one pick like that, all of a sudden, you are just saying now we're moving forward. and the excitement there is everywhere. i mean walking around town being people coming up and talking in the building. our staff itself think the players. >> reporter: thi
. >>> and stephen strasbourg doing his thing at aaa. another stellar outing. six and a third scoreless innings for syracuse against rochester. listen to these numbers. walked only two, improved to 3- 0. he has not allowed a run in 18 one innings. he is good. >>> who knew we would be mentioning luck and the wizards in the same sentence. after getting the right for the top tick in next month's nba draft, maybe this franchise has sunny days ahead. maybe. and when the wizards take...
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. >> reporter: brian, that pitcher stephen strasberg hasn't pitch add major league game yet but fans already expect him to be the next big thing. one man has something that no other collector has. leonard has been a card collector for more than 20 years years. he recently purchased several cases of cards hoping out of the hundreds of cards in the boxes he would find something. >> the first set of boxes there's nothing good but in the third pack, i removed all the cards and saw that staring back at me. >> reporter: to his surprise it was a rare rookie card of nats pitcher stephen strasberg. >> when i first opened that pack, i couldn't believe t. it's like hitting the lottery. >> reporter: it's the only card made. >> it's called the super fracter, it's one of one. to get any in these packs, 150 players -- it's like one in one and a half million. >> reporter: he's selling the rare card on e-bay. >> people say i'll give you 20 bucks for it, a dollar for it, he's not going to be that good. >> reporter: so far in just a few days the price tag has exploded to more than $16,000. >> why would
. >> reporter: brian, that pitcher stephen strasberg hasn't pitch add major league game yet but fans already expect him to be the next big thing. one man has something that no other collector has. leonard has been a card collector for more than 20 years years. he recently purchased several cases of cards hoping out of the hundreds of cards in the boxes he would find something. >> the first set of boxes there's nothing good but in the third pack, i removed all the cards and saw that...
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. >>> we know all about stephen strasburg but another strong teen no, ma'am as been lights out for the nats. we'll have the little-known story. >>> in sports, big congratulations going out to the south african competitor would won the british open in dominating fashion. he never trailed after the seventh hole of the second round on friday. this was his first major golf title. he closed with a one under 71. south the offensive woes continue for the washington nationals. they fell for the florida marlins yesterdays 1-0. they will face the cincinnati reds later today. >>> the nationals relief pitcher drew storen has flown under the radar. >> despite making the big league three weeks before is strasburg, lindsay murphy haze has the little -- has the little known story. >> reporter: curveball, slider. just a sampling of the pitches in the arsenal of the rookie. he was the nationals second pick in last year's draft, number 10 overall. >> they said my name and everybody went crazy. i didn't even like jump up and fist full p. i dropped my head and said wow, that is unbelievable. >> reporter: l
. >>> we know all about stephen strasburg but another strong teen no, ma'am as been lights out for the nats. we'll have the little-known story. >>> in sports, big congratulations going out to the south african competitor would won the british open in dominating fashion. he never trailed after the seventh hole of the second round on friday. this was his first major golf title. he closed with a one under 71. south the offensive woes continue for the washington nationals. they...
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what's the big problem with stephen colbert? >> no one really knew what they were going to get, an earnest serious stephen colbert or the character from the colbert report and it turned out to be the latter and i think frankly, it shocked a lot of people. >> it's easy to be stereo typical and blame the republicans for not having a sense of humor, but it was tell cat jon conyers who tried to kick him -- democrat jon conyers who tried to kick him out. >> i was in the hearing and frankly, it was pretty tense. i think a lot of people were floored by the way he handled himself. i don't think everybody was really expecting him to kind of do a tongue in cheek approach to this, but yeah, conyers did ask him to leave and chairman lofgren said it was okay for him to stick around. he stayed. he delivered a great stand-up performance. don't know if you'd consider it a great performance before congress, but it was certainly something to see. >> from their point of view, i mean does it make a mock riff congress or does it do what celeb -- moc
what's the big problem with stephen colbert? >> no one really knew what they were going to get, an earnest serious stephen colbert or the character from the colbert report and it turned out to be the latter and i think frankly, it shocked a lot of people. >> it's easy to be stereo typical and blame the republicans for not having a sense of humor, but it was tell cat jon conyers who tried to kick him -- democrat jon conyers who tried to kick him out. >> i was in the hearing and...
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i will have a special broadcast this saturday and tune in to stephen strasburg here at 3:30. >> charges in alabama against murder suspect joran van der sloot. a grand jury indicted him on charges he tried to extort $250,000 from natalee holloway's mother. he offered to tell her mother where her daughter was in exchange for cash. he's been a suspect had much is --since hole -- holloway disappeared in aruba in 2005. >>> his dramatic international custody battle fueled debates over immigration a decade ago. now, a teenaged elian gonzalez is talking about it. gonzalez who is now 16, said he's not angry that his miami relatives fought to keep him in the u.s. whole his father fought to have him return to cuba and thanked what he calls a large part of the american public for supporting his reunion with his father. gonzalez was found floating on a raft after his mother and others drowned trying to get to florida. >>> and d.c.'s police chief and mayor fenty accused of a coverup. is this politically motivated rumors? we're live next. >>> and raising a red flag on hundreds of thousands of lexus ca
i will have a special broadcast this saturday and tune in to stephen strasburg here at 3:30. >> charges in alabama against murder suspect joran van der sloot. a grand jury indicted him on charges he tried to extort $250,000 from natalee holloway's mother. he offered to tell her mother where her daughter was in exchange for cash. he's been a suspect had much is --since hole -- holloway disappeared in aruba in 2005. >>> his dramatic international custody battle fueled debates...
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number 1 for the year. >>> the stephen strasburg frenzy is turning into some serious cash. some economists figure strasburg's major league debut cleared $1.5 million for the nats organization. but local businesses are also feasting on strasburg mania. >> that includes one restaurant serving up a strasburger. we sent fox 5's money reporter melanie alnwick to check it out. hoare how do some fans celebrate a flame-flowing phenom? by throwing down a few strasburgers. >> i'm still euphoric over last night and a want to prolong this feeling as long as possible. >> reporter: stephen strasburg's major league debut has inspired a city and a chef leading mark to build this towering tribute. >> the first thing was his last name. strasburg just lent his name to strasburger. >> reporter: then he chose to trace the hurl every earlier's task to the big show topping it with a dog for the phoenix desert dogs. >> then he went to syracuse, orange men, orange for the cheese. >> reporter: finally a pickle for each strikeout like the sour face on many of the retired batters. >> we thought maybe
number 1 for the year. >>> the stephen strasburg frenzy is turning into some serious cash. some economists figure strasburg's major league debut cleared $1.5 million for the nats organization. but local businesses are also feasting on strasburg mania. >> that includes one restaurant serving up a strasburger. we sent fox 5's money reporter melanie alnwick to check it out. hoare how do some fans celebrate a flame-flowing phenom? by throwing down a few strasburgers. >> i'm...
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the caps have alex ovechkin and of course the nats have their sensation in stephen strasburg but today the fourth piece of the puzzle well into place with the introduction of john wall and what a 24 hours it has been. after a night in new york city, wall touched down at dulles international airport just after noon. he was then led by a police escort all the way to the verizon center. once inside, the new face of the wizards. i asked john, what makes your game so very special [ inaudible ] get my teammates involved, take over games, try to give it a 110%. i want to be a defensive star. >> reporter: are you now the fourth piece to the d.c. puzzle, like a rebirth of sports in this town. can you feel that? are you going to check out the other guy sphs. >> i can't -- other guys? >> i can't wait [ inaudible ] i've never been to a hockey team. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: again, he's only 19 years old, everybody. he seems to be able to handle that pressure quite well. he told me he's quote, unquote cool with the high expectations that have been placed upon him. you can see the entire interv
the caps have alex ovechkin and of course the nats have their sensation in stephen strasburg but today the fourth piece of the puzzle well into place with the introduction of john wall and what a 24 hours it has been. after a night in new york city, wall touched down at dulles international airport just after noon. he was then led by a police escort all the way to the verizon center. once inside, the new face of the wizards. i asked john, what makes your game so very special [ inaudible ] get...
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. >> president obama is pick august successor for the retiring justice john paul stephens stepping down this summer. he hopes to have his choice confirmed by the independent of summer. >>> actress heather locklear has had another run-in with the law. according to tmz, she was arrested for a hit and run over the weekend. she is also good of running into a sign. back in 2008, locklear was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of prescription medication. >>> some major local road project being put on hold. some scrapped altogether. we'll run down which ones and why. >>> a huge comeback for an american industry. more people are buying american. >>> we'll bring you the late on today's weather forecast. there is a dense fog advisory in effect. you want to know that and julie wright, there is a look at some of of the roads there. can you see some of the fog. julie wright will be along to tell us about the drive in to work. do stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. [ male announcer ] mix it. blend it. sprinkle it. sweet! [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you us
. >> president obama is pick august successor for the retiring justice john paul stephens stepping down this summer. he hopes to have his choice confirmed by the independent of summer. >>> actress heather locklear has had another run-in with the law. according to tmz, she was arrested for a hit and run over the weekend. she is also good of running into a sign. back in 2008, locklear was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of prescription medication. >>>...
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tens of thousands are expected to attend the rallies hosted by jon stewart and stephen colbert. the rallies will be held from noon until 3:00 tomorrow between the capital and the washington monument. we may now know who is going to be on teenage stage at these rallies. christian science monitor says a national park service rep read them the schedule from the official permit. it includes the roots, jeff tweety, mavis staple and sheryl crow. co-creator and one of the former head writers of the daily show liz win stead helped change the way people get their news and we are delighted to have her with us this morning to talk about my state of the union show which is your show talking about also the rally to restore sanity. it is great to have you here by the way. >> thank you for having me so early. >> we were just talking. when people are asked, first, where they get their news, it was one of the most trusted men in america, not journalists, just trusted men in america and one of the top journalists, jon stewart comes in there. >> i know. >> >> when the show the started in 1996, wou
tens of thousands are expected to attend the rallies hosted by jon stewart and stephen colbert. the rallies will be held from noon until 3:00 tomorrow between the capital and the washington monument. we may now know who is going to be on teenage stage at these rallies. christian science monitor says a national park service rep read them the schedule from the official permit. it includes the roots, jeff tweety, mavis staple and sheryl crow. co-creator and one of the former head writers of the...
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hosted by jon stewart and stephen colbert, the rally was a parity of glenn beck's restoring honor rally that was held back in august and it was meant to poke fun at the nation's political diversity. there was a record set for saturday ridership on metro. more than 125,000 trips taken on saturday. >>> the escalator at the l'enfant metro stop. one family said it suddenly sped up. they set a new record for saturday ridership. >>> and it was smooth sailing despite security concerns targeting three different military buildings within the last few weeks. 30,000 runners took part. >>> a bomb scare at denver international airport. a telecommunications executive reportedly angry over missing his sky west flight claimed there was a bomb in his checked luggage. no explosives were found. the 49-year-old is facing a felony charge. >>> the virginia man accused of a plot to attack four metro stations remains in jail. faroque ahmad appeared in a court. some said he was trying to join a terror group. >>> that plot had a ripple effect most of us didn't know it would effect us. >> it turns out the suspect
hosted by jon stewart and stephen colbert, the rally was a parity of glenn beck's restoring honor rally that was held back in august and it was meant to poke fun at the nation's political diversity. there was a record set for saturday ridership on metro. more than 125,000 trips taken on saturday. >>> the escalator at the l'enfant metro stop. one family said it suddenly sped up. they set a new record for saturday ridership. >>> and it was smooth sailing despite security...
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now the nationals stephen strasburg is in the hall of fame. the nationals are sending a hat and a ball from his 14 strikeout major league start up to cooperstown. back to you. >> thanks, lindsay. >>> a fox 5 consumer alert to pass along to you tonight. spirit airlines is canceling some of its flights for this weekend as pilots threaten to strike. negotiations continue over pay, retirement and other benefits. the airline isn't selling any tickets for any flights this weekend. it's still not clear what happens to those passengers who already purchased tickets. pilot could strike as soon as tomorrow if a deal is not reached. and even if they do strike, spirit says it plans to keep flying. >>> the economy is taking a toll on people with college debt. new statistics show the number of people defaulting on student loans is rising. so what's more important? helping everyone go to college or making sure those loans get repaid? a new rasmussen poll shows americans are split on this one. 47% say going to college comes first. 43% say repaying loans comes
now the nationals stephen strasburg is in the hall of fame. the nationals are sending a hat and a ball from his 14 strikeout major league start up to cooperstown. back to you. >> thanks, lindsay. >>> a fox 5 consumer alert to pass along to you tonight. spirit airlines is canceling some of its flights for this weekend as pilots threaten to strike. negotiations continue over pay, retirement and other benefits. the airline isn't selling any tickets for any flights this weekend. it's...
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. >>> stephen strasburg made his fifth start on the road in atlanta. you know what that means? some bad news for atlanta. this guy can make a lay major league hitter look down right silly. i mean, that shouldn't be allowed but did he get any help? run support please coming up on the news edge at 11:00. >>> vince neil was arrested for dui in las vegas. he was pulled over in his lamborghini right near the vegas strip. they're also investigating an incident outside a las vegas hotel. the singer was released after posting $2,000 bail. >>> prince harry took a tumble off his horse during a charity polo match on new york's governors island yesterday. he got right back up and right back up on his horse but lost the match in overtime. event raised money for harry's charity benefiting children in h.i.v. ravaged africa. >>> the countdown to twilight eclipse is on. just to more days to go. like the first two movie versions of this novel, this one is poised to set some box office records too. will thomas is live in northwest where hundreds of fans got a sneak peek tonight. >> reporter: you
. >>> stephen strasburg made his fifth start on the road in atlanta. you know what that means? some bad news for atlanta. this guy can make a lay major league hitter look down right silly. i mean, that shouldn't be allowed but did he get any help? run support please coming up on the news edge at 11:00. >>> vince neil was arrested for dui in las vegas. he was pulled over in his lamborghini right near the vegas strip. they're also investigating an incident outside a las vegas...
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. >>> comedian stephen colbert appears on capitol hill this morning. he is testifying about immigration before a house committee. we are getting more now from sherry ly live on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. i know a lot of people out there are thinking stephen colbert isn't exactly the person you would consider an expert witness on illegal immigration. but he is coming here to testify along with the united farm workers after take the ufw up on its would have to have u.s. citizens or legal residents replace illegal immigrants working on farms. he has fee you ared the take our jobs campaign on the colbert show. last month, he spent a day at an upstate new york farm as a migrant work arer parking boxes of corn and picking beans in the field. today, he will appear alongside the u fw on testify during a house committee hearing on farm workers who are illegal immigrants. he will return to washington next month for a rally on the national mall. it is part of dueling rallies by comedy central hosts. some 60,000 people are now expecte
. >>> comedian stephen colbert appears on capitol hill this morning. he is testifying about immigration before a house committee. we are getting more now from sherry ly live on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. i know a lot of people out there are thinking stephen colbert isn't exactly the person you would consider an expert witness on illegal immigration. but he is coming here to testify along with the united farm workers after take the ufw up on its would...